Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Ivanka, China, and How to Buy Trump

For years, Trump has been threatening a devastating (for the US) trade war with China and maybe, just for fun, a real war too. China, being dedicated capitalists, wanted to avoid a conflict that might damage their bottom line. They knew Trump was the most purchasable White House resident since Warren Harding they just had to find the cheapest way to buy his compliance.

Enter Ivanka. She wanted monopoly trademarks for the overly priced garbage she sells. China granted them. This costs the Chinese government nothing. If their bourgeoisie want to waste their money on such nonsense they will make money taxing the transaction.

In return, Donald granted China ownership of Taiwan, declared that China was not the master currency manipulator he had been saying for so long, and accepted that China will do very little about North Korea.

This begs the question, what concessions might Bashar al-Assad get if he opens a boutique mall in Damascus to sell Ivanka's jewelry? Would Trump cancel the battle of Mosul if ISIS started selling Ivanka handbags there? Can immigrants cross the border with impunity if the carry their passports in Ivanka wallets?

I don't know what to do
or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a
book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in
my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read
it if I found it. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/warrengha135309.html

I don't know what to do
or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a
book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in
my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read
it if I found it. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/warrengha135309.html